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EUGENE EWERS AND FBEDER'ICK LDFORD, OF EUGENE, OREGON.

BUCKET.

Application filed April 7,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, Encens Ewnns and Fnnonnick Lnnronn, citizens of the United States, residing at Eugene, in the county of Lane, State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Buckets; and we do hereby decla re the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invc-ntion such as will enable others skilled in the arttoj which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain novel and iseful impro vcments in buckets adapted especially for use by paper hangers, painters, and other artisans.

ln carrying out our invention it is our purpose to provide a bucket adapted to contain paste or paint, such bucket being provided with a swinging support for the brush, which support, when not in use being adapted to be swung into position within 'the confines of the bucket, while when in use it is designed to be swung outward. of the bucket 'into an approximately inclined horizontal position to form a support for the brush, and at the same time act to convey any dripping from the brush rback into the bucket, the top rim of such bucket forming a support for the brush shelf when the latter is in brush supporting position. Y

Still a further object of our invention is the provision of a supporting frame used in conjunction with the bucket so that the latter may be adjusted to any height within the scope of the frame, and when the bucket has been brought to adjusted position it may be securely and rigidly fastened relative to the frame.

Another obj ect of our invention is the provision of a frame employed in connection with the bucket, said frame being provided with a bail which may be employed to carry both the bucket and the frame.

It is also our purpose to provide a bucket and supporting means therefor, which will embody the desired features of simplicity, efficiency and convenience, and which may be manufactured and marketed at a relatively low cost.

With the above recited objects and others of a similar nature in view, our invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the accompanying` drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of a bucket Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2&6. Mari.

1915. Serial No. 19,768.

embodying our invention, showingthe bucket proper at the limit of its elevated position relative to the frame with the brush shelf in brush supporting position.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken through the bucket and .showing the latter in its lowered position relative to the frame vwith the brush shelf folded inside of the bucket.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of n'ig. 2.

Fig. il is a. sectional view taken 'on line 4-41 of Fig. l.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the letter A designates the body of the bucket proper, this bucket being of the usual cylindrical form, preferably made of metal, although it maybe made of other material, such as wood, paper or the like. The mouth of the bucket is provided with an out-standing circular rim or liange l. The numeral 2 indicates a shelf approximately semi-circular in form, the straight edge 3 of which is rolled to form a hanging sleeve for the reception of the pivot rod 4f which extends across the mouth of the bucket and is fastened at its ends t0 the sides of the bucket as at 5. From this arrangement it will be seen that the shelf when the not in use may be swung within the contines of the bucket so that it depends into the bucket, while in use, such shelf may be swung outward so that it rests upon the adjacent portion of the top rim of the bucket in a horizontally inclined position, so that any dripping from the brush will drip back into the bucket. The supporting and carrying frame for the bucket comprises a circular horizontally disposed hoop 6 supported in elevated position by means of the vertical legs 7 which are bolted at their upper ends as at 8 to the hoop 6. These legs are slightly longer than the heightof the bucket, and at their lower ends are bent laterally outward as at 9 to form feet which are adapted to rest upon a table, the ground or other surface. Fastened to the side wall of the bucket A adjacent the bottom thereof are metallic straps or loops 10, these loops being fastened by means of bolts 1l, and each loop is adapted to have passed therethrough one of the legs 7 of the frame. A set screw l2 is provided for each loop or strap, the shank of the screw being threaded through the bore 13 in the strap so that the inner end of the shank will bear and bind against the adjacent leg 7. By this arrangement it will be seen that as the bucket is adjusted vertically relative to the legs, it

may be fastened in any desired adjusted position within the scope of the legs of the frame by means of the set screws. Y

From the above description, taken in con-v nection with the accompanying drawings,

Athe construction and manner` of em )lo in@ D and by means ofrthis bail the bucket andy the frame may be carried, as will be readily understood.

When it is desired to use the bucket, as in paper hanging lor painting, the set screws being loosened, the bucket is elevated in the frame to the desired height, as shownfor vinstance in Fig. l, and the set screws are then tightened to hold the bucket in its ele- ,vated position. The brush shelf 2 is then swung outward until it rests upon the rim of the bucket, as shown in Fig. l, or in position `to receive the brush. After the work- 1,257 ssi man has finished using the bucket it may be again elevated in the frame and carried by means of the bail to a desired place.

It will be noted that we have provided an exceedingly simple, etlicient form of adjustable bucket which may be adjusted to a desired height within the limit of the The combination with a bucket, of an an- L gular frame upon which said bucket seats, a leg rising from each corner of the frame and lying against the side of the bucket, guide straps secured adjacent the lower edge of the bucket and slidablyreceiving the legs, means to secure the legs to the straps at various lengths of adjustment, and a stop hoop surrounding the bucket and secured to the upper ends of the legs.

In testimony whereof, we aliX our signatures, in the presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE EVERS. FREDERICK LUDFORD. Witnesses:

L. L. RAY L. E. McoUGAL.

Copies of this patent may b'e obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

